RIM's PlayBook OS 2.0 to run Android apps

Software update enables app 'repackaging' for beleaguered BlackBerry tablet.
Last summer RIM confirmed its QNX tools would enable BlackBerry OS devices to run Android apps, and that the PlayBook would support the this feature as soon as a software update was released.
Now, that appears to be imminent. The PlayBook OS 2.0 upgrade will feature 'BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps', which allows developers with existing Android creations to repackage them for the PlayBook and the unreleased BlackBerry 10 OS.
James from the RIM developer relations team, blogged: "Seeing the great response for the BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps at CES, developer meet-ups and conferences that we’ve attended over the last few months, we’re expecting a huge interest in the consumer space for these apps when the update is made available."
The OS update will reportedly support thousands of new apps, advanced integrated email and better tablet-to-smartphone synergy.
It's great news for the BlackBerry tablet, which hasn't had a good start. PlayBook experienced shocking sales, which declined quarter-on-quarter during its debut in 2011. Embarrassingly, the firm also had 5,000 units stolenjust before Christmas.

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